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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Costellariidae 

Vexillum (Pusia) nitidissimum (Melivill & Standen, 1895)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra (Costellaria) nitidissimum Melvill & Standen, 1895
   Vexillum (Pusia) nitidissimum Melvill & Standen, 1895
   Vexillum (Costellaria) nitidissimum Melvill & Standen, 1895
   Mitra capricornea Hedley, 1907
   Mitra (Volutomitra) nitidissima var. rubida Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923

Distribution

From New Caledonia to Queensland, Australia; Loyalty Islands

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: subtidal [ 10-20 fathoms ]
depth: subtidal 

References

 Arnaud, J.P., Berthault, C., Jeanpierre, R., Martin, J. C. & Martin, P. 2002. p.9 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. p.55 Contains synonymy
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.115 [ additional reference type = General ]  Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Costellariidae
                          Vexillum Röding, 1798
                            Vexillum (Pusia) Swainson, 1840
                              Vexillum (Pusia) nitidissimum (Melivill & Standen, 1895)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=39358) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-03-08. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-03-25.